Cautions during pregnancy

Paromomycin is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity. Paromomycin is given with caution during pregnancy. Paromomycin is used with caution in... 

Pregnancy Category C drug and is used with caution during pregnancy. As with all anticonvulsants, when the succinimides are used with other CNS depressants (eg, alcohol, narcotic analgesics, and antidepressants), an additive CNS depressant effect may occur. 

Chap. 31), and during lactation. Levodopa is used cautiously in patients with cardiovascular disease, bronchial asthma, emphysema, peptic ulcer disease, renal or hepatic disease and psychosis. Levodopa and combination antiparkinsonism drugs (eg, carbidopa/levodopa) are classified as Pregnancy Category C and are used with caution during pregnancy and lactation. 

Cinoxacin is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to the individual drug and in patients with anuria. Cinoxacin is a Pregnancy Category B drug and should be used with caution during pregnancy and lactation. Cinoxacin is used with caution in patients with hepatic impairment. When cinoxacin is administered with probenecid, there is a risk for lowered urine concentration of cinoxacin. 

Misoprostol is used cautiously in women of childbearing age. Mesalamine, olsalazine, sucralfate, and sulfasalazine are Pregnancy Category B drugs all are used with caution during pregnancy (safety has not been established) and lactation. 

The first point is that treatment with steroids is generally palliative rather than curative, and only in a very few diseases, such as leukemia and nephrotic syndrome, do corticosteroids alter prognosis. One must also consider which is worse, the disease to be treated or possible induced hypercortisolism. The patient s age can be an important factor, since such adverse effects as hypertension are more apt to occur in old and infirm individuals, especially in those with underlying cardiovascular disease. Glucocorticoids should be used with caution during pregnancy. If steroids are to be employed, prednisone or prednisolone should be used, since they cross the placenta poorly. 

Formulas that remove food accumulation should be used with caution during pregnancy as they contain a number of herbs that activate Qi movement to remove food, phlegm and dampness. 

Caution during pregnancy, heavy menstruation or in bleeding conditions ... 

Iasi sululion should be used with caution during pregnancy I T while nursing, since its safety has nut been studied under iheiie circumstances. ... 

E) Topical use of vidarabine requires caution during pregnancy because systemic absorption occurs, and the drug is potentially mutagenic and teratogenic... 

While one text on traditional Chinese medicine indicates that Chinese arisaema should be used with extreme caution during pregnancy (Chen and Chen 2004), another text indicates that this herb is contraindicated in pregnancy (Bensky etal.2004). 

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